On Saturday we decided to leave the big city and drive north into the Louisiana countryside and visit Rosedown Plantation, near to the historic town of St Francisville, which was interesting in itself.
Rosedown was a plantation which was built for Martha Washington (grandaughter of George Washington) and her husband in 1835, it remained in her family intil 1950, then passed on to others who restored it and finally sold it to the State Parks who have maintained it ever since. We had a very pleasant guided tour through the house, which was as it was in 1835, most of teh furniture and the wall coverings were imported from the North or direct from Europe, Here Sally is standing beside a giant four poster bed.
We then were able to wander the grounds, where we ate our packed lunch.
It is a traditional antibellum (pre civil war) planation house. Its most stunning feature is the avenue of live oak trees and its gardens. We had a lovely day there.
We went shopping in Reading. Then over to practice morris with Garston Gallopers. Yay!
ReplyDeleteNow I haven't been to Reading for years, Maybe about 1959. You do get around don't you.
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ReplyDeleteLots of love.